Not on her side? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pulled back the curtain on how the intense U.K.
media attention created a rift between them and the royal family.In the second episode of Harry, 38, and Meghan’s Netflix docuseries, which started streaming on Thursday, December 8, the actress’ mother Doria Ragland made her first appearance.
The social worker addressed her experience with racism — and how she wished she discussed the topic with her daughter, 41, sooner.The Suits alum, for her part, noted she wasn’t treated like a Black woman until her time overseas with Harry.“It’s very different to be a minority but not be treated as a minority right off the bat,” she explained to the cameras. “I’d say now, people are very aware of my race because they made it such an issue when I went to the U.K.
But before that, most people didn’t treat me like a ‘Black woman.’ So that talk didn’t happen for me.”According to Meghan, she initially didn’t think the press scrutiny was linked to her race. “I genuinely didn’t think about it,” she admitted. “At that time, I wasn’t thinking about how race played a part in any of this.”The California native also slammed the “Straight Out of Compton” headline digs made by the U.K.
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